Prairie Dog Pups Make First Appearances at the Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD – Prairie dog pups are popping up at The Maryland Zoo! The Zoo’s large colony of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) is welcoming new pups above-ground this week. Black-tailed prairie dogs are native to the Western United States. Female prairie dogs have litters of three-to-four pups each spring. The spunky, small ...
Hadada Ibis
Hadada ibis are common throughout sub-Saharan Africa. They prefer moist grasslands, marshes, and wetland edges. They are also attracted to irrigated farmland. Hadada ibis are wading birds that live at the intersection of wetlands and grasslands. They roost at night in groups of up to 100 and normally remain at the same roost site year-round. During the ...
Statement from Donald P. Hutchinson President/CEO of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
On behalf of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, I would like to thank Jill, Dylan, Karson and the Committee for Kamenetz for the $100,000 donation to the Zoo. We are deeply honored by your generosity and thoughtfulness in this time of grief. While the Zoo may physically be located in the City of Baltimore, it’s truly a community asset for all Marylanders ...
Laughing Kookaburra
The kookaburra is native to eastern Australia but has also been introduced and established into other parts of the continent and offshore islands such as Tasmania. The kookaburra can be found living in open woodlands, forest, gardens, orchards, and parks. The kookaburra is a featured species in The Maryland Zoo’s Animal Embassy collection. Zoo ...
New Energy Efficient Lighting Upgrades from Elephant Insurance’s EcoAd Funding
BALTIMORE, MD. — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore was presented with a check today from Kevin Chidwick, CEO of Elephant Insurance Services, and Paul Polizzotto, president and founder of CBS EcoMedia Inc., to provide financial support for the new energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lighting upgrade in the Giraffe House at the Zoo. Together with Don ...
Off Exhibit: Growing Sustainability
The Zoo’s sustainability program is growing, quite literally, in the Commissary Department. With so many mouths to feed here at the Zoo, our grocery list is a long one. Commissary Manager Andrew Young is one of the people responsible for managing and fulfilling that list, so he’s also one of the greatest champions of offsetting some of the cost and ...
Babies at the Zoo — Four Warthog Piglets!
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of four common warthog piglets, born on Saturday, June 8 to Kumari and Kijani, the Zoo’s warthog pair. This is the third litter for Kumari, the 8-year-old female warthog. The piglets were found in the morning by the Zoo’s animal department staff who had been keeping ...
Otter Renovation Update: June 2021
The North American river otter habitat, home to otters Piper and Hudson, has been getting some upgrades over the last few months. Now the project is nearing completion* and we're otterly excited! All three viewing windows have been replaced and the new paths have taken shape. Check out the brand new viewing spaces in our images below. Renovation highlights ...
African Penguin
This species of penguin lives along the rocky coastline of southwest Africa, in the countries of South Africa and Namibia. It is found nowhere else in the world. Its range is restricted to a relatively small area where water temperature doesn’t fluctuate much. Like all penguin species, the African penguin lives in the Southern Hemisphere. It also lives ...
Maryland Zoo Awarded Nature Play Grant by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore announced today that they have been named a recipient of a “Nature Play Begins at Your Zoo & Aquarium” grant from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for the Education Outreach program “BMore Natural with The Zoo.” Supported by the Disney Conservation Fund, these competitive grants, selected through ...
To Save a Species
By Sarah Evans Over the past four years, Jess Phillips has dived deep into the world of African penguins. As area manager of the Zoo’s Penguin Coast exhibit, he leads the team that oversees the largest colony of African penguins in North America while also tending to white-breasted cormorants and pink-backed pelicans. “I’m a horse guy,” he says ...
Come Bid Farewell to Nora, a Popular River Otter Who Is Leaving the Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD – Now is the last chance to bid farewell to Nora, a popular otter at Maryland Zoo who will be moving to Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, VA at the end of September. Nora’s name is an anagram of her species, North American river otter (Lontra canadensis). She was rescued as a pup last year after being abandoned by her mother in ...